•Health scares: Emily lost sight in her left eye seven years ago in an injury; she now has glaucoma

•Favorite sleeping spot: With us.

•Strange, but true: Sadie can make her squeaky ball appear out of nowhere — it can be missing for weeks, then all of a sudden she'll enter the room and have it in her mouth!

•Comments: Emily came to us after the sudden death of Barbara's sister Patti six years ago. She was one of four dogs that Patty had, and her youngest. We wanted to make sure that they all stayed in the family, and Emily bonded well with the schnauzers we had at the time — Patsy Cline and Sally Starr.